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The Reading Journey of Tim Hjersted: A Primer on the Art of Living & Changing the World

These are among the most influential books I read growing up, added roughly in the order I read them, from age 14 when I read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, to Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh in my early twenties, to Manifesto For World Revolution, at 40, which I'm reading now.
Many of these books indirectly influenced Films For Action, the online documentary library I co-founded with several others in 2006.
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Daniel Quinn)
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Daniel Quinn
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My Ishmael (Daniel Quinn)
My Ishmael
Daniel Quinn
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The Story of B (Daniel Quinn)
The Story of B
Daniel Quinn
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The Tao of Pooh (By Benjamin Hoff)
The Tao of Pooh (By Benjamin Hoff)
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Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
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Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shunryu Suzuki)
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
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Freedom From the Known (J. Krishnamurti)
Freedom From the Known
J. Krishnamurti
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Beyond Civilization (Daniel Quinn)
Beyond Civilization
Daniel Quinn
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Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge - And Why We Must (Kalle Lasn)
Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge - And Why We Must
Kalle Lasn
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight (Thom Hartmann)
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Thom Hartmann
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The Dance of Anger (Harriet Lerner)
The Dance of Anger
Harriet Lerner
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The Dance of Intimacy (Lerner)
The Dance of Intimacy
Lerner
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The Will to Change (Bell Hooks)
The Will to Change
Bell Hooks
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Deschooling Society (Ivan Illich)
Deschooling Society
Ivan Illich
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Rules for Radicals (Saul D. Alinsky)
Rules for Radicals
Saul D. Alinsky
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Limited Wants, Unlimited Means: A Reader on Hunter-Gatherer Economics and the Environment (John Gowdy)
Limited Wants, Unlimited Means: A Reader on Hunter-Gatherer Economics and the Environment
John Gowdy
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Teachings on Love (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Teachings on Love
Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Natural Step for Communities (Sarah James & Torbjorn Lahti)
The Natural Step for Communities
Sarah James & Torbjorn Lahti
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Food Not Lawns (Heather Flores)
Food Not Lawns
Heather Flores
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance With Nature (Richard Register)
Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance With Nature
Richard Register
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Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals (Dawn Paley)
Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals
Dawn Paley
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The Sharing Solution (Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow)
The Sharing Solution
Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow
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Nonviolent Communication (Marshall B.Rosenberg)
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B.Rosenberg
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Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World (Joanna Macy & Molly Young Brown)
Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
Joanna Macy & Molly Young Brown
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Reinhabiting the Village: Cocreating Our Future (Jamaica Stevens)
Reinhabiting the Village: Cocreating Our Future
Jamaica Stevens
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After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World (Dada Maheshvarananda)
After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World
Dada Maheshvarananda
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How to Love (Thich Nhat Hanh)
How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh
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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (Charles Eisenstein)
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
Charles Eisenstein
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Meet Me in Hard-To-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success (Eric Bowers)
Meet Me in Hard-To-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success
Eric Bowers
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Your Resonant Self (Sarah Peyton)
Your Resonant Self
Sarah Peyton
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Choosing Peace: New Ways to Communicate to Reduce Stress, Create Connection, and Resolve Conflict (Ike Lasater & John Kinyon)
Choosing Peace: New Ways to Communicate to Reduce Stress, Create Connection, and Resolve Conflict
Ike Lasater & John Kinyon
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Original Self (Thomas Moore)
Original Self
Thomas Moore
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The New Human Rights Movement (Peter Joseph)
The New Human Rights Movement
Peter Joseph
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Manifesto for World Revolution (Kalle Lasn)
Manifesto for World Revolution
Kalle Lasn
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